Second victim, a 10-year-old girl, dies after Boone County crash

CAPRON — A 10-year-old Capron girl died from a traumatic brain injury sustained during a car crash that occurred at Route 173 and County Line Road just after 2 p.m. Friday.

According to a statement released by the Boone County Coroner’s Office, Alexandra Villalobos was transported to Rockford Memorial Hospital by helicopter in critical condition and was pronounced dead at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

Ana Maria Alvarez-Villalobos, 58, of Capron, was also killed as a result of head injuries sustained during the crash.

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said a white Kia traveling west on Route 173 went into the oncoming lane of traffic and struck a black Ford traveling east.

Villalobos and Alvarez-Villalobos were traveling in the white Kia with three others. There were three people traveling in the black Ford.

Lieutenant Perry Gay of the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said that the family relationship between the two deceased was unclear as of today.

The crash is under investigation by the Boone County Sheriff’s Department.